An employee of a financial company who habitually gambling outside of working hours...Court "Dismissal Party"

The court ruled that it was justified for a financial company to fire an employee for reasons such as habitually gambling even if it was not working hours.

The Seoul Administrative Court rejected the plaintiff's claim in a lawsuit filed by a former financial company employee A against the chairman of the National Labor Relations Commission to cancel a retrial of unfair dismissal relief.

The court pointed out that even if A did not interfere with his work by gambling outside of working hours, gambling itself was immoral and violated the company's duty to maintain dignity.

He also explained that there is a possibility that an employee of a financial company may commit additional crimes such as embezzlement to make up for losses caused by gambling.

Mr. A, who was a team leader-level employee of a financial company, was fired from the company in September last year for improperly lending money to loan customers and habitually gambling.

Afterwards, A applied for relief from the Seoul Regional Labor Relations Commission, saying that habitual gambling was unfair among the reasons for dismissal, but was rejected, and in March last year, he applied for a retrial with the National Labor Relations Commission.